The Texas College Advising Corps (Advise TX), is recruiting graduating UT Austin seniors to serve as full-time college advisers in high-need high schools across Texas.

Applying to college is a big task, and without proper guidance, many students simply don’t take on the challenge.  Many of them don’t believe they can succeed in college or have never considered college a possibility.  Without exposure, information, and encouragement, many students never pursue higher education at all.

College advisers are bridging this gap.  Advise TX places exceptional recent college graduates from all fields of study on high school campuses to lead low-income and first-generation students to college.  College advisers work alongside school staff to mentor, encourage, and assist students one-on-one as they search for colleges, complete admissions and financial aid applications, and transition from high school to higher education.

Please share this opportunity with recent graduates (December 2010) or graduating seniors (May 2011) from UT Austin who may be interested in serving as a college adviser for one or two years.  Advise TX is now accepting applications through the UT Austin website: http://ipsi.utexas.edu/TCAC.html

Selected advisers participate in six-weeks of summer training.  All advisers receive a salary, health benefits, and an award to pay student loans or graduate school expenses.

For more information, please contact Jennifer Pandya at jpandya@ipsi.utexas.edu or 512-232-4383.

Institute for Public School Initiatives
The University of Texas at Austin
Phone 512.232.4383
tcac@ipsi.utexas.edu
http://ipsi.utexas.edu/TCAC.html

Jennifer Pandya
Senior Program Coordinator
Texas College Advising Corps
Institute for Public School Initiatives
The University of Texas at Austin
220 W. 7th Street LAV 1.100
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: 512.232.4383
Fax: 512.322.3798
jpandya@ipsi.utexas.edu